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Out & AboutFebruary 29, 2012

A weekend in the country – and shopping

By Jane

As you know, we are huge Marni fans here at TWR, but can really only justify the odd purchase (if any) as the prices are way out of our league. If you are a Marni fan, it is definitely worth… Read More

Out & AboutFebruary 23, 2012

Chatsworth Road Market

By Jane

Since owning a dog, M.A.D and I have taken to going for long walks at weekends and have been discovering some really interesting, previously unexplored parts of London. This weekend we were out and about in our very own borough,… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & AboutJanuary 10, 2012

The London Fields Brewery

By Jane

Just when most people are trying to detox, or at least stick to the reccommended two alcohol free days a week, we are banging on about artisan distilleries and micro breweries. Instead of doing the ‘no drinking in January’ thing,… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & AboutJanuary 9, 2012

Sipsmith gin in Hammersmith

By Amanda

Gin is having something of a moment in the spotlight, with lots of small artisan distilleries popping up all over the place creating hand crafted gins lovingly distilled in copper stills. There was an excellent Radio 4 programme on the… Read More

Out & AboutJanuary 3, 2012

More dancing in 2012! at Drink Shop Dance

By Amanda

Should we make New Year’s resolutions (best not to, I find, you only end up being disappointed) then we would definitely want to dance more in 2012. Dancing is joyous, fun and even counts as exercise so we should do… Read More

Out & AboutDecember 24, 2011

A bit of culture for the holiday break.

By Amanda

Don’t you love your relatives? You look forward for ages to them coming to stay and then as soon as they arrive you can’t wait for them to go. If you are enduring enjoying a family Christmas this year you… Read More

Out & AboutDecember 20, 2011

Hailo Black Cab app: digital hailing for the party season

By Amanda

Here’s another useful app for anyone who struggles to hail a black cab during busy periods (ie when it rains) or argues with their other half as to the BEST place in the road to stand to hail one. Hailo,… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutDecember 11, 2011

The grown up guide to Dalston

By Jane

E8 isn’t a London postcode usually associated with exciting retail, but ever since the Guardian declared Dalston to be the coolest place in Britain, there has been a growing number of uber fashionable shops and venues popping up. You have… Read More

Out & AboutDecember 10, 2011

Singing and Shopping (traffic free!) in Oxford Street

By Amanda

This weekend, Oxford Street, the Bond Streets (Old and New) and Regent Street are traffic free…something you might appreciate if you are a London shopper or a visitor for the day. As part of our sponsored post from Monday, when… Read More

Out & AboutDecember 6, 2011

Christmas at Tobias And The Angel

By Amanda

In our series of Shops We’s Like To Move Into, Tobias And The Angel must come close to the top of the list, it’s even got a bed and a kitchen. Angel Hughes rules the space like a craftwork queen… Read More

Out & AboutDecember 5, 2011

The characters of Columbia Road

By Jane

Columbia Road is one of my favourite places to go on a Sunday morning and at this time of year it is really special. Not only is it the best place to buy every kind of flora and fauna you… Read More

Out & AboutNovember 28, 2011

Tokyo’s best vintage kimono store

By Amanda

One of the best places I visited when I was in Tokyo recently was Gallery Kawano, a vintage kimono shop, tucked away in Omotosando. For anyone who might be visiting at some point, I suggest you bookmark this post, because… Read More

Out & AboutNovember 27, 2011

Are Tea Rooms the new Community Centre?

By Jane

Tea Rooms have been popular in the uk for hundreds of years, with Thomas Twinning opening the first one on the Strand, in 1706. In the 18th century they provided a meeting place for well to do ladies (and men)… Read More

Out & AboutNovember 22, 2011

Green Retail in Japan

By Amanda

Back to Tokyo and a quick look at some of the retail shops around the Shibuya and Omotosando areas, where ‘greening up’ the front of the store is very popular. Again it’s often done with small pots of plants, artfully… Read More

Out & AboutNovember 20, 2011

Suburban Japan

By Amanda

I’ve been in Japan this week, working with World Co as part of the day job. On a walk through suburban Tokyo I was struck by how, despite the small amount of space the average Japanese family has, they still… Read More

Out & AboutNovember 8, 2011

Today’s music crush: The Civil Wars

By Amanda

Do you ever have that thing where you find a new album that you LOVE and you play it over and over because you love it so much and everyone else screams at you to stop? I am currently at… Read More

Out & AboutOctober 21, 2011

Vintage Red Cross

By Amanda

The team at the British Red cross sent us a nice invite to the opening of their first ever Vintage Shop, which opened yesterday in Shrewsbury. Sadly we couldn’t go but they sent us pictures and now we wish we… Read More

Out & AboutSeptember 17, 2011

PS We’re on the M&S blog…..

By Amanda

Check us out on the M&S Stories blog!….you didn’t know M&S had a blog? well it’s a little ‘below the radar’ currently as it’s only been up an running for a wee while and is still building up its content.… Read More

Out & AboutAugust 29, 2011

Ray-Stitch

By Jane

Islington is one of those London neighbourhoods clinging onto it’s individuality for dear life. Once full of small independent, specialist, local shops, the rising house prices and shop rents have seen these slowly disappear over the years to make room… Read More

Out & AboutAugust 15, 2011

The Help

By Jane

There really is nothing like a holiday for finally getting round to reading that pile of books that has been growing taller by the side of you bed. Is it just me, or does anyone else keep on buying books,… Read More

Out & AboutAugust 5, 2011

East London Mornings

By Jane

I have always considered breakfast the most important and enjoyable meal of the day, which if you time it right, can totally replace lunch, which I quite frankly I despise. If my teens dare utter the words ‘what’s for lunch?’… Read More

Out & AboutAugust 1, 2011

A Vintage Weekend

By Jane

This weekend MAD and I spent a very enjoyable afternoon pottering around the Vintage Festival on London’s Southbank. Geraldine and Wayne Hemingway (of Red or Dead fame) started the Vintage Festival last year at Goodwood. The combination of retro music,… Read More

Out & AboutJuly 31, 2011

Pavement living and a good chat: nice ideas from Swedish retailers

By Amanda

While in Stockholm last weekend, middleagedad and I saw some nice ideas from Swedish retailers we’d like to see adopted over here in the UK. We spotted these trends as we wandered around the super hip area of SoFo (SoHo… Read More

Out & AboutJuly 18, 2011

The Gin Den at Bistrotheque

By Jane

Since their launch in April the fabulous interiors company, House of Hackney have gone from strength to strength. They are to team up with the uber cool US retailer/brand Opening Ceremony to create a clothing range, which will be in… Read More

Out & AboutJune 30, 2011

The Assouline Literary Lounge

By Jane

Liberty is one of my favourite department stores in London. There is something comforting and calming about the grand Tudor building with its traditional wooden beams and unique selection of interesting products. I often used it as a tranquil escape… Read More

Out & AboutJune 21, 2011

See these: Dennis Severs and Emery Walker’s houses

By Amanda

As you know, we are nosey birds here at TWR and there’s nothing we like more than looking around someone’s house. Here are two gems for you to consider. If you are needing a little interior inspiration, or just want… Read More

Out & AboutJune 18, 2011

Coming soon: North London Vintage Market

By Jane

I am not a huge fan of shopping and despite the fact I work in fashion and love collecting things, a retail experience has to be extraordinary to get me excited (unless of course its COS, which makes me hyperventilate!).… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & AboutJune 6, 2011

We love: All things Scandi

By Jane

I have had a crush on all things Scandinavian for some time now, particularly Scandi food. It started with a visit to Copenhagen some time ago, where I was very taken with the amazing outdoor lifestyle, beautiful people and delicious… Read More

Out & AboutJune 5, 2011

We love: Salesgossip.co.uk

By Amanda

Shortly after I wrote about sales starting on Monday’s post, I got an interesting email from the team who run Salesgossip.co.uk letting me know that there was a Hobbs seasonal sale on from 28/05 to 5/06 (in case I wanted… Read More

Out & AboutJune 2, 2011

Coming soon: I Don’t Know How She Does It and One Day

By Jane

When our kids were little and we were struggling with the every day juggling of small children, jobs and relationships, Allison Pearson’s portrayal of modern day motherhood, I Don’t Know How She Does It was a breath of fresh air.… Read More